Cream Puff Pastry

Ingredients

• Cream-Puff Pastry
• 1 Cup Flour
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 Cup Water
• 8 T. Unsalted Butter Cut Into Small Pieces
• 5 Large eggs-Room Temperature

Directions

1. 1. Preheat to 400. Prepare a pastry bag with 1/2 inch tip.
2. 2. In small bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Place water and butter in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add the flour mixture and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for several seconds, until the dough is smooth, pulls away from the sides of pan, and begins to form a ball. Remove from heat. Cool the dough for a couple mins. Beat in eggs one at a time, until smooth and glossy.
3. 3. Place dough in pastry bag. grease baking sheet. Pipe desired shape. 3 to 4 inch oblong shapes. Bake for 10 minutes then turn heat up to 425 and bake for 15 mins total or until puffed up, golden brown, and firm to touch. Cool on wire rack.
4. Fill with whipped cream and melt chocolate chips for the topping.